What are the skills required to be a project manager?
Followup question, Rate yourself in each of the skill with
examples.
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Answer / ranjana
A PM should have skills like:
- collaborative and committed
- planning and scheduling
- problem solver
- a good team player
- tracking daily status/progress
- strong in communication
- knowledge of process
- knowledge of skills required for project
- time management
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Answer / yogesh
Including all the points mentioned allready.
I think PM need to posses
1. Risk management skills.
2. Overall system integration.
3. Technology trade-offs.
4. Know the job
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Answer / j bond
Skill to screw the subordinates and praise the boss.
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Answer / aladin
Strong Communication Skills.
Posses Leadership qualities.
Able to understand problems.
Plan with the available resources.
Time keeping.
supporting.
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Answer / zivile
Planning
Organising
Scheduling
Intergrating
Coordinating
Managing
Communicating
Selling
Administering
Negotiating
Managing conflict
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Answer / bhaskar ranjan das
The skills required to be a project manager are
many, some of which have been listed by others.
However, the KEY skill which a project manager
should have is "delivering projects on or before
due-date"
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You are a project manager for Swirling Seas Cruises food division. You're considering two different projects regarding food services on the cruise lines. The initial cost of Project Fish'n for Chips will be $800,000 with expected cash inflows of $300,000 per quarter. Project Picnic's payback period is six months. Which project should you recommend? A. Project Fish'n for Chips because its payback period is two months shorter than Project Picnic’s B. Project Fish'n for Chips because the costs on Project Picnic are unknown C. Project Picnic because Project Fish'n for Chips' payback period is four months longer than Project Picnic’s D. Project Picnic because Project Fish'n for Chips' payback period is two months longer than Project Picnic's
You have just prepared an RFP for release. Your project involves a substantial amount of contract work detailed in the RFP. Your favorite vendor drops by and offers to give you and your spouse the use of their company condo for your upcoming vacation. It's located in a beautiful resort community that happens to be one of your favorite places to go for a get away. What is the most appropriate response? A. Thank the vendor but decline the offer, as you know this could be considered a conflict of interest. B. Thank the vendor and accept. This vendor is always offering you incentives like this, so this offer does not likely have anything to do with the recent RFP release. C. Thank the vendor, accept the offer, and immediately tell your project sponsor so they're aware of what you're doing. D. Thank the vendor but decline the offer because you've already made another arrangement for this vacation. Ask them if you can take a rain check and arrange another time to use the condo.
The project sponsor has approached you with a dilemma. The CEO announced at the annual stockholders meeting that the project you're managing will be completed by the end of this year. The problem is that this is six months prior to the scheduled completion date. It's too late to go back and correct her mistake, and stockholders are expecting implementation by the announced date. You must speed up the delivery date of this project. Your primary constraint before this occurred was the budget. What actions can you take to help speed up the project? A. Hire more resources to get the work completed faster. B. Ask for more money so that you can contract out one of the phases you had planned to do with in-house resources. C. Utilize negotiation and influencing skills to convince the project sponsor to speak with the CEO and make a correction to her announcement. D. Examine the project plan to see if there are any phases that can be fast tracked, and then revise the project plan to reflect the compression of the schedule.
The Critical Path Method is a mathematical tool and technique of the Schedule Development process. All of the following are true regarding CPM except: A. Determines a single early and late start date and a single early and late finish date B. Calculates expected value C. Focuses on the calculation of float time D. Shows the critical path, or the path with the longest duration
Your selection committee meets on a semiannual basis. They've determined that projects must meet or exceed a specific profit limit in order to be accepted and prioritized on the project list. Which of the following is true? A. The selection committee has defined project selection criteria, which is a tool and technique of Initiation. B. The selection committee has defined project selection methods, which is a tool and technique of Initiation. C. The selection committee has defined project selection methods, which is an input to Initiation. D. The selection committee has defined project selection criteria, which is an input to Initiation.
You are a project manager for Penguin Software. Your company creates custom software programs for hospitals and large dental offices. You have just completed a project and are performing earned value analysis, trend analysis, and performance reviews. Which of the following is true? A. This is performance measurement documentation, which is an input to the Contract Closeout process B. This is performance measurement documentation, which is an input to the Administrative Closure process C. These are performance reporting tools and techniques of the Administrative Closure process D. These are performance reporting tools and techniques of the Contract Closeout process
Which performance measurement tells us how much more of the budget is required to finish the project? A. ETC B. EV C. AC D. EAC
The Project Integration Management knowledge area is made up of which of the following processes? A. Initiation, Project Plan Development, and Integrated Change Control B. Project Plan Development, Project Plan Execution, and Integrated. C. Project Plan Development, Initiation, and Scope Planning D. Initiation, Scope Planning, and Integrated Change Control
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According to the Guide to the PMBOK, the project manager is identified and assigned during which process? A. As an input to the Initiation process B. As an input to the Planning process C. As an output of the Initiation process D. As an output of the Scope Planning process
Which of the following compression techniques increases risk? A. Crashing B. Resource leveling C. Fast tracking D. Lead and lag
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